The 163 documentaries – including more than a dozen German productions and co-productions – offer a panorama that often challenges the boundaries between fiction and reality. 46 countries are represented in the the official selection for the 54th edition of Visions du Réel. The 2023 programme of the International Filmfestivl Nyon features an equal number of films from female and male directors, and is rich, with a wonderfully wide range of formats, approaches and countries represented. Visions du Réel will be held in Nyon and Gland from 21 to 30 April in person and online, with its streaming platform available from 24 to 30 April. Everyday, from Monday 24 April, a series of films from the official selection will be available online for a limited period.
LineUp of German productions and co-productions
- AL DJANAT – THE ORIGINAL PARADISE by Chloé Aïcha Boro, 84min, [IFF COMPETITION]
- THE AVALANCHE | ASIT by Pinar Ögrenci, 60min [Medium&Short]
- BEHIND THE LINES by Alaa Amer, Alisar Hasan, 63min, CoP: ma.ja.de., WS: auTLOOK FILMSALES, [Grand Angle]
- DREAMERS by Stéphanie Barbey, Luc Peter, 84min, WS: LIGHTDOX, [Burning Lights]
- THE ECHO | EL ECO by Tatiana Huezo, 102min, WS: The Match Factory [Grand Angle]
- FLOATING ISLANDS by Nicolas Humbert, Simone Fürbringer, 95min, WS: Nicolas Humbert, [National Competition]
- IN UKRAINE | W UKRAINIE by Piotr Pawlus, Tomasz Wolksi, 82min, WS: TASKOVSKI FILMS LTD, coP: INDI FILM GmbH, Kijora Film, [IFF COMPETITION]
- LANDSHAFT by Daniel Kötter, 96min, WS: Syndicado, [Burning Lights]
- SENSITIVE CONTENT by Narges Kalhor, 8min, WS: Oasysdigital, [Medium&Short]
- SHE CHEF | WANDERJAHRE by Gereon Wetzel, Melanie Liebheit, 105min, WS: MAGNETFILM, [Grand Angle]
- THREE WOMEN | DREI FRAUEN by Maksym Melnyk, 85min, P: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, [Doc Alliance Selection]
- THEATRE OF VIOLENCE by Emil Langballe, Lukasz Konopa, 106min, WS: dogwoof, [Highlights]
- WAKING UP IN SILENCE by Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi, 17min 40sec, WS: Square Eyes, [Medium&Short]
- WHEN SPRING CAME TO BUCHA | LEBEN NACH BUTSCHA – TRAUMA UND HOFFNUNG by Mila Teshaieva, Marcus Lenz, 66min, [Highlights]
- ••• browse the full programme here •
VdR–Industry [April 23—27, 2023] is dedicated to cinema professionals and its activities represent a springboard for future films to find support in every stage of their production.
PROJECTS with German participation:
- GABIN, A YOUTH IN THE BAKLAND by Maxence Voiseux, France, Germany [pitching]
- JUST LIKE A DREAM by Corine Shawi, Lebanon, Germany [VdR-Development Lab]
- RISING UP AT NIGHT by Nelson Makengon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso [work in progress]
- MISTY – THE ERROL GARNER STORY by Georges Gachot, Switzerland, France, Germany, [SWISS FILMS Previews]
The VdR–Film Market, formerly known as the Media Library, is an online platform that includes a selection of +400 new creative documentaries with international potential. It groups Visions du Réel’s Official selection as well as many more unreleased documentaries proposed by our own selection committee, partner institutions, sales agents and producers. The purpose of the Film Market is to facilitate exchanges, purchases and potential sales of new films. Here some of the German productions or co-production in the media library at the VdR-Film Market 2023.
- ABOUT WATER AND DREAMS by Christoph Fleischer, 91min,
- DEAD BIRDS FLYING HIGH | DIE TOTEN VÖGEL SIND OBEN by Sönje Storm, 85min,
- GERMAN VESUVIUS | DER STEIN ZU WÖRLITZ by Chritin Turner, 5min,
- HOW I SURVIVED THE PYONGYANG FILM FESTIVAL 3D by Martin Hans Schmitt, 75min,
- THE HOMES WE CARRY by Brenda Akele Jorde, P:Film Five GmbH, 89min,
- I AM RIYA by Gina Guzy, 53min, P: Giny Guzy, DFFB
- IN LIMBO by Annina Lehmann, 16min,
- INDEPENDENCE by Felix Meyer-Christian, 90min,
- RED EARS | L'OREILLE ROUGE | DAS ROTOHR by Paul Drey, 30min,
- LAMENTO by Binha Haase, 18min,
- MAKE UP THE WORLD | DIE AUSSTATTUNG DER WELT by Bramkamp Robert & Weirich Susanne, P: BramkampWeirichGbR, 98min,
- NORTHERN FORESTS by Julia Lazarus, 84min,
- ONLY THE FORGOTTEN IS NEW by Mona Schier, 20min,
- STILL LIFE | STILLEBEN by Andres Rump, 118min,
- THE SYSTEM OF THE GARDEN | DAS SYSTEM DES GARTENS by Danila Lipatov, Karen Zimmermann, 69min,
- TAPO – ABOUT WOMEN AND LIFE by Kawa Mela, 40min,
- THIS IS OUR EVERYTHING by Frederik Subei, 82min,
- UNCANNY ME by Katharina Pethke, 45min, P: FILMGARNITUR, WS: Filmdelights,
- UNTIL THE SUN DIES | HASTA QUE SE APAQUE EL SOL by Jonas Brander, 90min, P: URUA FILMS,
- VOLCAN PARAISO by Hans Böffgen, 92min,
- WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE by Benjamin Knight, 92min,
Press Release of March 28, 2023.
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• 54 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2023 •
• 53 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2022 •
• 52 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2021 •
• 51 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2020 •
• 50 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2019 •
• 49 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2018 •
and the 55th edition of Visions du Réel will take place April 12—21, 2024, submission starts September 5, 2023.